Never heard this before and I am fascinated by it. It's Dracula coming down the staircase for the first time, or the Frankenstein monster coming alive or Lawrence Talbot watching the hair on the back of his hands grow. I absolutly love it I must find this 78 sentjourn 2007-09-04 00:31:09 2007-09-04 00:31:09 5 The Rolling Stones have nothing on Paul Whiteman if the item I heard about Gloomy Sunday is true: that the song was banned from radio play because several suicides were attributed to it. There was a heavy depression still going on,lots of folks hurting mentally, spiritually. Billie Holiday did a version a few years later, gloomier yet because of other issues. Gloomy Sunday vs. Painted Black xerby 2007-09-15 03:42:28 2007-09-15 03:42:28 5 Great recording, though the gloomy effects are a bit much. :-) I first knew this song from an amazing cover by Canadian artist Danny Michel, which you can find here: http://www.dannymichel.com/Gloomy%20Sunday.mp3 attracted by an excellent cover valerieintoronto 2007-09-25 18:01:38 2007-09-25 18:01:38 4 Is this free to use in any manner? is it in the public domain? It's a fantastic song and I want to use it in a no-budget film. Amazing song Chattery 2009-05-07 23:16:22 2009-05-07 23:16:22 4 4 4.50